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Human Rights Project Preparation
Postgraduate | CUR-CHRE601 | 2022
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Zero your studies in on one human rights issue. Articulate a project plan. Make the choice to take on either a practice- or a theory-based project.Step into an internship at a human rights organisation or begin exploration work for your dissertation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Human Rights Project Preparation
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- use appropriate technologies to locate and critically appraise relevant human rights literature or practice
- synthesise a range of information to identify a human rights issue
- develop and communicate a human rights project plan.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Under the guidance of a supervisor this research subject is either practice-based or theory-based, depending on the interest of the student. A practice-based project involves an internship at a human rights organisation. A theory-based project involves preparation for a dissertation.
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- Project Proposal OR Reflective Piece (50%)
- Literature Review or Essay (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-HRI-MAS-2022 - Master of Human Rights
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
Others
Please Note: Students are encouraged to have completed most, if not all of the recommended subjects, before enrolling in CHRE601.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateCUR-HRI-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE